About the bill
H.R. 2229 provides permanent authority for judicial review of certain Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) decisions relating to whistleblowers. Specifically, the legislation makes permanent the all circuit review pilot program, which allows whistleblowers to appeal decisions of the MSPB to any Federal Circuit.
Among the provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (WPEA), which became law on November 27, 2012, a 2-year pilot program was established to allow the appeal of whistleblower cases from the Merit Systems Protection Board to any federal circuit court of appeals. Prior to the WPEA, exclusive jurisdiction over all appeals from the MSPB resided with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit), which was created in 1982, three-and-a-half years after the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) established …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 7, 2018
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on July 7, 2018.
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Oversight Committee Passes Bipartisan Bills Strengthening Whistleblower Protections”
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Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX27, 2011-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 2, 2017
“The Week Ahead - scheduled votes, committee action and other important notes for the week of October 10, 2017”
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Rep. David Young [R-IA3, 2015-2018]
on Oct 10, 2017
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - Help for deported vets”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Oct 15, 2017
History
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Apr 28, 2017
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Introduced
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May 2, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 11, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Feb 14, 2018
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Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Apr 12, 2018
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Jun 12, 2018
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jun 22, 2018
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House Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jul 7, 2018
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 2229 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2229. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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